 | 1853 - 334 pages
...stalking towards the bed, a dark lantern being unshrouded directed their aim to the supposed sleeper, and he that held it thrust a poniard to his heart ; the force of the Wow made a compression on the chest, and a sort of groan issued from the windpipe of the defunct ;... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...being unshrouded, directed their aim to the supposed sleeper ; and he that held it thrust a poniard tc his heart. The force of the blow made a compression...a design to return and rifle the deceased at their Isisure. 5. Never had our hero spent a moment in such agony as he felt during this operation. The whole... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1866 - 618 pages
...stalking toward the bed ; a dark lantern being unshrouded, directed their aim to the supposed sleeper ; and he that held it thrust a poniard to his heart....to return and rifle the deceased at their leisure. 5. Never had our hero spent a moment in such agony as 'ie felt during this operation. The whole surface... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1873 - 614 pages
...stalking toward the bed ; a dark lantern being unshrouded, directed their aim to the supposed sleeper ; and he that held it thrust a poniard to his heart....to return and rifle the deceased at their leisure. universal palsy. In short, he remained in a trance, that in all probability contributed to his safety... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1902 - 706 pages
...stalking towards the bed, a dark lanthorn being unshrouded, directed their aim to the supposed sleeper, and he that held it thrust a poniard to his heart...assassins concluded the work was effectually done, and A NIGHT OF TERROR retired for the present with a design to return and rifle the deceased at their leisure.... | |
 | Frank Wadleigh Chandler - 1907 - 318 pages
...stalking towards the bed; a dark lanthorn being unshrouded, directed their aim to the supposed sleeper; and he that held it thrust a poniard to his heart;...of groan issued from the windpipe of the defunct." girl, he plays upon her nervous fears with groans and rappings and the music of an /Eolian harp, until,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1925 - 264 pages
...being unshrouded, directed their aim to the supposed sleeper, and he that held it, thrust a poignard to his heart; the force of the blow made a compression...was repeated, without producing a repetition of the note,so that the assassins concluded the work was effectually done, and retired for the present, with... | |
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... being unshrouded, directed their aim to the supposed sleeper ; and he that held it thrust a poniard to his heart. The force of the blow made a compression on the chest, and a sort of groan issued from the windpipe of the defunct... 